King Mountain Battle

May 30.

The Denver Nuggets also secured their fourth straight win, sweeping the Suns and advancing to the second round.

Unlike the Nuggets' matchup, which had been almost entirely free of suspense, the other three series had at least started to feel like the playoffs.

With their accurate outside shooting and high-level teamwork, the Golden State Warriors smoothly beat the Rockets and tied the series at 2–2.

After suffering an unexpected upset, the Boston Celtics put their complacency aside. In Game 4, they crushed the Bulls, changing the series score to 3–1 and securing match point. Advancing to the second round was now just a matter of time.

Then there were the Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid finally seemed to learn from his shame and fight back, putting up 38 points, 17 rebounds, and 6 assists to lead his team to victory and claw back one win. He'd given the team two more days of life in the face of elimination.

The only question was whether he was keeping his own team alive or doing the Nets next door a favor...

After all, Brooklyn had already wrapped up its first-round series and was now relaxing, well-rested and waiting for the Heat to come calling~~

Of course, the Eastern Conference teams could fight tooth and nail all they wanted; it had little to do with the Thunder Team right now.

The team's top priority was to get into good form and prepare for that damn King Mountain Battle.

May 31.

It was the last day of May.

The first game of the day was Game 5 between the Pelicans and the Mavericks.

In Game 4, after seeing the Mavericks' determination to fight with their backs to the wall, the Pelicans hadn't gone all out to shut them down. Instead, they'd gone with the